List of the best Lonette McKee movies: Which Way Is Up?(1977), Lift(2001), Sparkle(1976), Blind Faith(1998), Fast Food, Fast Women(2000), Round Midnight(1986), Honey(2003), Honey 2(2011), The Women of Brewster Place(1989), Malcolm X(1992), Luv(2012), Cuba(1979) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1977
94 Minutes
Vanetta
Richard Pryor Lonette McKee Margaret Avery Morgan Woodward Marilyn Coleman Bebe Drake Gloria Edwards Ernesto Hernandez Diane Rodrigues Danny Valdez Dolph Sweet
orange picker wife father union organizer preacher executive hilarious cheeky spirited playful orange grove family home los angeles office labor union family dysfunction estrangement adultery class distinctions love triangle
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sexually obsessed father, Rufus, and spouse, Annie Mae.
Crime, Drama
USA
2001
85 Minutes
Elaine
Kerry Washington Khari Streeter Lonette McKee Eugene Byrd Barbara Montgomery Sticky Fingaz Samantha Brown Todd Williams Jacqui Parker Naheem Allah Susan Alger
shoplifter mother grandmother boyfriend gangster manager suspenseful raw emotional boston department store inner city salon heist mother/daughter relationship african-americans fashion struggle inner-city life wretched excess
Niecy lives in inner-city Boston snd works at an upscale mall. Ambitious, intelligent, stylish, and a proficient shoplifter of clothes & credit cards, she's lured into a diamond heist. She'll find that crime pays - 'til the payback.
Musical
USA
1976
100 Minutes
Sister
Philip Michael Thomas Irene Cara Lonette McKee Dwan Smith Mary Alice Dorian Harewood Tony King Beatrice Winde Paul Lambert Joyce Easton De Wayne Jessie
mother singer sister songwriter gangster pimp emotional tense harlem, n.y. church long island, n.y. stage club apartment sibling rivalry show business drug addiction kidnapping struggle fame
Three sisters form a singing group in 1950s Harlem, but success threatens to ruin their relationship forever.
Crime, Drama
USA
1998
117 Minutes
Carol Williams
Charles S. Dutton Courtney B. Vance Kadeem Hardison Lonette McKee Garland Whitt Karen Glave Jeff Clarke Nancy Herard Jim Jones Alex Karzis Dan Lett
lawyer teenager police chief uncle nephew gripping somber tense bronx, n.y. courtroom race relations troubled youth murder case family forced confession underdog quest 1990s
In 1957, black lawyer John Williams has to defend his nephew Charlie, who is accused of strangling a white boy to death. John doesn't believe Charlie did it, and although Charlie confesses,... See full summary »
Comedy
France|Italy|USA
2000
95 Minutes
Sherry-Lynn
Anna Levine Jamie Harris Louise Lasser Robert Modica Lonette McKee Victor Argo Angelica Torn Austin Pendleton Valerie Geffner Mark Margolis Judith Roberts
How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 35, stuck in a long-term affair going nowhere. Paul is a widower, facing old age alone. ... See full summary »
Drama
1986
130 Minutes
Darcey Leigh
Dexter Gordon François Cluzet Gabrielle Haker Sandra Reaves-Phillips Lonette McKee Christine Pascal Herbie Hancock Martin Scorsese Philippe Noiret Alain Sarde Palle Mikkelborg
saxophonist musician fan daughter uplifting dark emotional inspiring new york city paris bar jazz club addiction alcoholism jazz friendship aging music transformation fall
A jazz saxophonist (Dexter Gordon) from New York has a friend (François Cluzet) on the Left Bank of 1959 Paris.
Drama
USA
2003
94 Minutes
Darlene Daniels
Jessica Alba Mekhi Phifer Romeo Miller Joy Bryant David Moscow Lonette McKee Zachary Isaiah Williams Laurie Ann Gibson Anthony Sherwood
dancer director friend teen boy teen girl choreographer confident engaging inspiring emotional new york city community center apartment record store harlem, n.y. dance studio hip-hop dancing show business difficult decision sexual harassment
Honey is a sexy, tough music video choreographer who shakes up her life after her mentor gives her an ultimatum: sleep with him or be blacklisted within their industry.
Drama
USA
2011
111 Minutes
Katerina Graham Randy Wayne Seychelle Gabriel Brittany Perry-Russell Tyler Nelson Lonette McKee Gerry Bednob Rosero McCoy Audrina Patridge
dancer juvenile delinquent uplifting cheery warehouse dance floor alley dancing competition rivalry 2010s
Recently released from juvenile detention, talented dancer Maria Ramirez finds an outlet for her passion with a new dance crew.
Drama
1989
179 Minutes
Oprah Winfrey Robin Givens Moses Gunn Mary Alice Olivia Cole Jackée Lonette McKee Paul Winfield Cicely Tyson Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Paula Kelly
Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
1992
201 Minutes
Louise Little
Denzel Washington Angela Bassett Albert Hall Al Freeman Jr. Delroy Lindo Theresa Randle Kate Vernon Lonette McKee Tommy Hollis James McDaniel
activist gangster love interest criminal inspiring new york city prison inner city brooklyn, n.y. religion racism violence surveillance politics malcolm x discovery rise 20th century
Biographical epic of the controversial and influential Black Nationalist leader, from his early life and career as a small-time gangster, to his ministry as a member of the Nation of Islam.
Drama
2012
94 Minutes
Grandma Beanie
Common Michael Rainey Jr. Charles S. Dutton Dennis Haysbert Danny Glover Meagan Good Marc John Jefferies Lonette McKee Tracey Heggins Sammi Rotibi
Accompanied by his young nephew (Michael Rainey Jr.), an ex-convict (Common) tries to raise money through a drug deal.
Adventure
1979
122 Minutes
Therese Mederos
Sean Connery Brooke Adams Jack Weston Héctor Elizondo Denholm Elliott Martin Balsam Chris Sarandon Alejandro Rey Lonette McKee Danny De La Paz Louisa Moritz
mercenary rebel lover plantation owner soldier brother melodramatic passionate gripping intense cuba factory cuban revolution affair revolution adventure forbidden love transformation rivalry 1950s
An anti-Castro British mercenary (Sean Connery) sees his rich ex-lover (Brooke Adams) in hot 1958 Havana.